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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 14, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2012-5458

CVE-2012-5458

Description

VMware Workstation 8.x before 8.0.5 and VMware Player 4.x before 4.0.5 on Windows use weak permissions for unspecified process threads, which allows host OS users to gain host OS privileges via a crafted application.

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Affected products

15
  • VMware/Player7 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.0.18997:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: <4.0.5
  • VMware/Workstation8 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 7 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.0.18997:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.1.27038:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:8.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: <8.0.5

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